Society
Porta-Jazz concert on 9 August, 7pm: be there!
The Porta-Jazz new initiative themed "Quintal Porta-Jazz", where the stage is brought outside, features one last concert, on 9th August, at 7pm.
Sports, traditional games, street entertainment, you name it, Porto has it all for the weekends! Come check out!
No one can deny that Porto is a city that translates "joyful atmosphere" the weekend over. As usual, and like these past Saturdays and Sundays in town, on 2nd August, let's go all out to enjoy sports, traditional games and street entertainment, especially arranged by the Municipality or Porto and partners for the delight of passers-by and strollers at the Invicta.
In the White City, by Alain Tanner, at Campo Alegre
The film "In the White City", by Swiss director Alain Tanner, premieres on 31st July, at the cinema studio of Theatre Campo Alegre. Sessions are available at 6.30pm.
For the 3rd year running more people are living in Porto: by 2019 the number of new residents had surpassed 1.000 new dwellers
It is the largest increase in the past three years. From 2018 to 2019, Porto saw a significant increase of 1.009 inhabitants, according to the he national Institute of Statistics.
There are more reasons to smile in Porto: music is back to the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal
António Zambujo, Gisela João, Jorge Palma, Blind Zero and Rui Veloso, among other national artists, take to the stage at the Gardens of Palácio de Cristal under the summer festival "Noites do Palácio", which kicks off on 31st July.
Sunday guided tours will give you that gem opportunity to rediscover the city streets
From 2nd August till 13th September, the Municipality of Porto, via Ágora and in partnership with Portoalities, leads the way through streets in Porto to let you in remarkable facts and trivia.
There is no better time to (re)discover how Sea Life helps protect marine animals and plants
Sea Life Porto is perhaps one of the best choices for an outing that is especially relevant when one wants to encounter awesome friends as the Humboldt penguins, Mariza the Turtle, Valentina the Skate and many more, all the while learning how to help protect marine plants and animals.
You know it is the right outing when it spells free outdoor cinema
Enjoy movies of every kind for every taste and age, from 31st July till 29th August, at the Sports Centre Monte Aventino. This 21st cinema cycle features ten films for ten nights, every Friday and Saturday, starting at 10pm.
Wonders in the Suburbs, a film by Jeanne Balibar on screen at Teatro Campo Alegre
This is the first long film by Jeanne Balibar, famous French actress and singer. The chosen genre is comedy and the movie"Wonders in the Suburbs" is underpinned with a curious plot as Balibar features politicians as a very enlightened group, rather than vicious and cynical. Sessions at the cine studio of Campo Alegre at 6.30pm.
Last session of the 25x Buñuel cycle at Campo Alegre is set for 26th July
That Obscure Object of Desire (Ese oscuro objeto del deseo) concludes the screening of films devoted to the cycle 25x Buñuel at Theatre Campo Alegre, on 26th July, at 3.30pm.